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A follow-up to “the Greatest Stars of the 80’s”, which was released absolutely ages ago, the Greatest Stars of the 90’s follows the same formula. That is, a DVD featuring a documentary that highlights some of the biggest stars of the given time period, accompanied by a bunch of matches that feature said superstars.
Essentially, this is a superficial run through, of who the WWE regard as “The Greatest Stars of the 90’s”. What that encompasses, is a brief bio on each chosen superstar, comprised of clips and interviews covering their career. If I had never seen a WWE retrospective before, I’d be blown away by this material. Unfortunately I’ve seen…
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The Lo-Down: Andre Roussemoff was one of the most beloved performers in the history of the wrestling business. Under the guise of Andre The Giant, he achieved international recognition, and in his prime, was legitimately an insanely popular draw. Touring the world, and becoming, at one point, supposedly the highest paid wrestler on the planet, he became one of the most recognizable faces in the industry.
His match with Hulk Hogan, at WrestleMania III is one of the biggest, and most important Pro wrestling events in history, while he was a part of many memorable angles and TV segments. He also ventured into acting, most notably appearing..
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We’re onto disc 3 of the Jeff Jarrett epic King of the Mountain. As far as big DVD sets go, this has been an interesting look back through the history of TNA, through the matches and storylines of its top star and founder.
The matches showcased so far have been mostly solid to good, as one would expect with Jarrett being the focus, although the Russo booking for periods and the over use of the guitar finish have both become a little wearing at this point.
As before, I will be running a Run-in Counter for every match in order to illustrate the amount of repetitive booking on display…

